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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-02
Not ~ 1t Used to He In Washington.

From the New York Sun.
TIE late Mrs. George Bancroft, who had
lived many years in Washington, used to
moralizs on the changes caused by wealth.
Yes, my dear" she would say, clasping
her hands together, "the money is creeping
in, creeping in, and the good old days are al.
most gone. Yes my dear, when we used to
see our friends In stufly little pariors, there
was conversation and wit enough, and the
stufIy little houses seemed greater and more
brilliant than the big fine ones do now. We
never thought OF money then. Our friends
came TO see US and were happy in the stufiiest
true hospitality In the good old dsya But
now, alas the money Is creeping IN, creep.
ing In. We are made ashamed OF the dear,
stuffy old houses, and the dinners We gave
then, when wit and wisdom were worth
more than gold. All my dear, they were
charming days, when our friends cared for
Us and not for our money, and when We
all were contented aud happy In our stnfy
little rooms It's all changed by the money.
Yes, my dear, it's creeping In, creeping In"
sitting In an arm chair In the II street house,
where she died, and where, when able to see
her friends. she gathered them about her on
Monday afternoons She held her little
court % With p.tdonaole pride. and was always
the ceutre OF Q group charmed 70 listen 70
her stories about distinguished people who
had been guests In the stutfy old houses. She
must have seen more aud more before she
died how the money was creeping In, with
the big tine houses, and the great parties
going ON all around her.
To such degree has money bsen creeping
In that heretofore simple, Informal tea has
now become the occasion of the most elabor.
ate floral decorations and, ON the part OF
hOstesses, full-dreas toilets. At an afternoon
tea given few weeks ago the drsw wing rooms
and hall were bower OF tropical plants and
rare cut aowsra The stair rails were GOV.
cred with smilax, and pots OF blooming
plants were In line on the steps. The whole
effect was that Of IN evening party, until the
guests entered In street toilets Ii must be
said that these "swell" parties ere not given
by Washington people, but by those rich
people who come here, take Q house for the
season, and bend their energies TO making Q
show of their money. After one season, II
they stay longer, they subside. and soon set.
tie down to something like refinement and
good sense These exhibitions have the
effect of driving some families 70 the other
extreme OF severe simplicity. Al one or two
houses the fear OF any sign u show 10 % great
| that the refreshment table has been Q sOan(
| apology, and no inducsment .whstsver fol
| guesu TO crowd the supper room. II they
did not 20 away hungry Il Was because thsy
had been well togtasd.
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ance was besought, and 10 fretzers were
paid! He who, In the hardness OF his heart,
refused 70 attend the poor herring curer 1t
10 himself, then, who IL now dying!
DR.. Tdfulgss raved like q maniac. The
dangerous symptoms increased every minute.
Not only wore oil the functions Of relation
dead within bin, but the bestings OF his
own heart were nearly gone, like the
Yet, he had not los. all consciousness OF his
desperate strait
What should he do? Diminish the mass
OF the blood by bleeeding' There must be
dead man. Phlebotomy was still prscticei
In those days, aud then, A. now, the doctors
rescued from apoplexy all those who were
not to die from its effects.
DIR. TrifugAs seizsd his case of instru.
ments, took his lancet, and punctured the
vein OF his own arm. No blood, however,
spurted from the incisior. He frictioned
with all his might the chest OF the dying one,
heart diminished; he burnt the others feet
with hot bricks, but felt his own fest growing
cold.
Suddenly his own duplicate self started up
In bed, struggled wildly in the last throes Of
suspended breathing, q rattle came into his
throat, and Dr. Trifulgss with all his science,
Tell back dead In his own arms.
Whiif blew the wind, aud swash went the
rain outside, az the storm gradually abated.
On the following morning q corpse was
found In the house known A. the "Six-
Quatre," the corpse OF DIR. Trifuigax
he was placed In an oak coffin and con.
veyed In great pomp to the cemetery OF Lux.
trop after the manner Of the many he had
already sent there.
As for old Hurzof, am told the faithful
beast may still be seen, with his lantern 70.
lighted, ACQUIRING the heath ut night aud
howling for his lost master.
II this be true or not, 1 really cannot say
but 40 many strange things do in fact occur
In this Voisinian country, especially about
Lukthrop, that see no reason to doubt the
statement
At any rate. let me ask OF you once more
not to look up this town OF Luktrop on the
map. Oar best geogrsphers are still uncsr.
tain as to its exact position In latitude, and
even longitude.
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A., =,
upon the beach. Thus both walk on till
,,s !asy reach a bend IN the road between two
rushes clash their blades together like 90
many osyonsA
swell, what do you think7 A hundiei
ana twenty iretzsrs to be placed under lock
and key In the safe - soon ~ We get back
nome! rus another piece OF ground added
70 the vine enclosure! Another dish ADDED
70 tne evening mesi! Another bowl OF wash
Ioi iAl!h'uI huIzoi! Nothing ike attending
Pauen0 VINO arc wiling to unloose their
purse suings!
A. this point the old woman stopped.
sne pointed nnger paisled with age to-
wsrd tne req llght, some way OIL Ia the
the herringcurer.
"Ihero' iaconicatly put In the doctor.
YES nodded the herring-c g-curer's mother.
"hurrah. h.wow.wow ~ struck up Hurzot
Just inen tne .snglor, vibrating 70 ts
Iounoeuons win noise IKE thunder, threw
up one nu8e mass OF IuiiSinous names that
rent tne cioudA Dr. Trifalgas was
snIown W Sno Ground oy the lorce OF the con-
cuasIon: negalnIng nus iooting' however, no
sw0to use trooper ana iooked around.
Ino oiu Woman hso disappeared. Sne
nus. ~ nso Is.'ou .n,ousn some ueeP cte.lce
70 tne ga1un@, s or skeh niSn' IN inc noshng
i'k ES" So1, u m.nsr,h.,... .., ..u, ...,. n
I'll, ~ n1S, hSvS,.heiess, h ~Ss s.Ii, mere, up
signIS ON ,s M nsuncnes, M nis mouth VIDE open.
ou: sno Msn! o. uns lantern was oiown OUT
S,e1 "'n"' muuaoieo the ooc'or' "iets
a., ,
son' n ,a', Msn I'M, nsu pocke.eu nis ~ re'1'
o"' sno now 'oi' 'nss no must earn them'
VI.
-
~, n.r.ss s". .s ",s mos,,a ia .ne u.s.nua ss ,h
Lamp d o, me oy,nE, or psrcaapss. @ Gesd man,
sSa yonHS. nuss n,',t % 'nS mSI.nsTurs,s M ~
old woman hsd pointsd IL out And 10
Wind ana the driving SWssh OF the rain. with
TIA vhoIe noiso of the storm in His ears. Dr.
TrifulRss hurried on in the dire ction oi the
house which, standing in front OF . wide
tho VsvSsrer spproscheI.
II ~ = sinri,isr and po,swortbv tsc. n
obssrve now much the house OF the herring.
cure, oHeo mns,a IKE sne @ uocto nnr,.n,n ,S
ii,tle ysuited door At the aide.
Dr. TrifulRss strobe on "A fast a the riy.
ing rusts Of wind ana rain would allow,
He reached the door, which was sjsr, pushed
o.ss ssS ssSs% sS the force Of the blast
The dog outside howled or was silent by
turns. ss when choristers chant the verses OF
. Forty Hours psalm.
.airmsd shs. Dr. Tst'uss. % sss eoas "si Ssek to to
his own place This, however, could not be,
He took no wrong turning on the road, nor
did hs lose his way, No, he was certainly
ct Val Ksrniou and not at Luktrop, Ysf,
how came It that his eye d welt on the same
low, vauited corridor, the same winding
staircase, and the same massive wooden rail-.
Ing, hand.worn like his Ownf
He mounted the stsirA and stopped on the
landing.
A faint light came from under tbe door- an
at the "Slx Quatrs ~
Was II a snsre. or a aa,u.ior, d., m,
cartsin ~iimmer NJ the ismm ~ ,sy ny sao M un'
o~ni.aa Ma ovn room Tbprra ' M sssu1,y reS'
iov sofs and thera. on ths r,oht ..sS " y,Hs
old oSk cheat ana t6era on ths lei, 10. stS hS
iron .honnd rae. in Vhich he nnrnS.sd r. n,ss'
s: 10 FRET ss,sr :: xS%a. S:
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NRAY's sPECIFIO MEDlCINE,

TaE GREAT ENGLISH RENHDY. An m.
falling cure for Seminal Weakness. Bperma tor.
rhea lmpotency,. and all Diseases that follow .
aseQuence OF Self Abuse; ~ Loss Of Memory.
OF Vision. Premature Old Age. and many othor
diseases that lead to Insanity or COnsu mpeo9
and Premature Grave. 49,
A1r Full particulars In our pamphlet which ~
desire to send free bv mail TO every one.
A1-The Specific Medicine 10 sold by all dryD-
gtsts at 81 per package, or six packages for ~ y
will be sent free my mail on the receipt Of ~
A THE GRAY MxDIcINR Co.
BuffAlo. =. Y.
On account OF counterfeits, we have Sdopeel
the Yellow Wrapper; the only genuine. Guar.
antees of cure issued. ~
Sold in Lancaster BY H. B. Cochran.
mar3eOd&W
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OPDOLAL 1OfIOlD.


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ana 70 the prescription Of one OF the Oldest ana
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ROBINS RETURN.

.
Hey Robin Redbreast, back again,
You ma some ugly weather;
Twas warmer down in Florida,
When We were there together.
Oh. yes. I'm sure twas You / saw
Your head and wing and throat, sir.
That same red breast aud manner shy.
And heard that seli-same note, sir.
Twas where among the orange leaves
The fruit was hanging golden.
Whom In the pines the soft win Is sang
Those legends olden. olden.
Where climbed the jessamine and the Crane,
Where sang the mock bird. Robin,
Who're natures heart was strong and We
Could feel 1t strongly throbbin'.
But home is best. you know. Redbroast.-
One thing We learn by rowing.
And days are brightest. after all,
Where hearts are kind and loving!
WI r. 4cSparran.
In thO prORr0aa Of CiviliZ alton. woman aud
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Size Of Structure Front, "a feet inches extreme
width, 81 feet Side, 20 feet, inches, not including
verandA
slzs Of rooms sss floor plans.
Height OF stories Cellar, feet, @ inches first
story, feet second story, 8 feet, inches.
Materials Foundation, stone and brick first
story, clapboards second story ahinges roof shin
giles.
Cost e 200 to e. COO, complete, e1csp. man.els and
This Is . very popular house, and deservedy so 1t
combines most convenient arrangement or rooms
with very attractive exterior, and is built at q mod
crate cost
The large buffers pantry we'll lighted, effectively
separates the kitchen and Kitchen odors from the rest
Of the house.
The dining Is 10 large that II makes fine sit.
ting room a. WE'LL small opening betw wsen this
room and the kitchen closet, with q sliding door,
makes II easy TO pass dishes through, and economies
The parlor il connected with the hall by double
folding doors, and with the dining room by q wide
portiere opening.
-Four large bed rooms . bath room aud closets are
obtained on the second floor. and good rooms can
be finished In the ATTIC II de ir ID.
Cellar under the hall and parlor.
Tho veranda Ii feet wide
The house can be heated by a fre-p place heater In
the parlor or dining room. Or the space under the
dining and kitchen can be excayated and fur.
The water pipes are protected from freezing bv car
rylng them by the side OF the kitchen chimney
The above design (No 327) was furnished us for
publication by the Co-Operatve Bu ilding Plan sssc.
citation, large arm OF architects doing business at l9l
Broad way, New York.
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Koch, Of Allentown. Pa, was bedaAst With IN
Aammatory rheumatism In tho winter Of -
Doctors could DO nothing 70 rslievs 1fa. e
commenced using Gross RheumAte 1e0eey
BY the time hs had used halt bottle - eoesa
ho M ours6 aud has not haA EotuSn a. ~
disease sinos. In his own words. ~ ceesee
than ever bssora" Press. bX sa ssH691SHkr
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Humphreys HOMEOPATHIC Specific No q

for Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness. sS6
Prostitution from over. work or other eauSlo. q
SOLD By DnuaoIsTs, or sent postpaid on r0oolpo
of price. HUAPHkBYy AEDICINE, CO. =
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E!LY's CREAM BALM.
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ou,cx ,H.AkIH9: Hs9S::,r,v, orr,
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mail, rog1sterod, 60 cts. Circulars fr0S.
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Da. HAssSss Woa1 ByHuS. Purely ve0slAbls
pleasant 70 tAke. VIII expel vorms U any e11gt
10 puEgatiye SequiseA AtsAg usins. YIseA 8
esaSs D Nasu0gasAb oenA1WAS
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"A. REV. GEO. H. .THAY1k q 1o9Eboa
sots TE:s5 iGS yts S:s 9se ~ ~
szE; : 0o'laa' Druggist No N x's'A e1ssS's 81
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In the progress OF civiliz alton, woman sun.
'age h sure 70 eomo,-CAarlSs SHMAsTs
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DOCTOR TRlFULGAS.
ny JuLKs vERN u.

"Wh,u," whistles the rising gale.
"svash I" bcaas the rain - u comes down
In tovrsnta
Low sway the trsss under The blast that
svsers the volsinian shore and dashss 10
fury against the slopss of We mountains Of
(,rimma The rock. bound coast 10 rent and
and foam along the vest Megalocrida Ssa
UWhiff r. "Swash -
In the depth Of the bay nestlss tho little
seaport town Of Luktrop II boosts Q few
hundred houses with greenish miradorss
shsltsring thein from the winds OF the main,
and four or ave steep streets that look moro
like the beds of mountain torrent than pub.
llc thorouGhfareG Not fer OH smokes the
tanglOr, an activo volcano, which by day
belchss forth thick volumes Of sulphureous
vapor, and by night fitful floods OF hatna
This crater, visible fully $50 kertsss out q
-, answers tho purpose of . beacon, and
guides home 70 Luktrop the cOastors-yawlA.
SHOWS, hoys and doggerv-that plough the
troubled waters Of the Megalocrida
On tho other aide OF the town ere hssped
up extensive ruins Of the Crimmerian ern
whiis the suburb, OF Moorish aspect with Ia
white walls, round roots and terraces calcined
BY the sun, seems hugh pile OF square
seones thrown tOGeeher et aphsxard, and
altar OH reminds youoi caabah or Algerian
SortsasA Tho whole mesA IN f.ct, looks ike
= al iueler Of dicc, the dots Of which have worn
away with aga Among other structures
pacniiar 10 tho place may b seeu au odd.
iookin Ing building called the "Slx Quatre"
from the number of ien Window, six In front
and four In tho rear. A steeple risss shove
the town, the square stseple Of Sainto Phil.
fiiene, with its bells Visible through tho open
stono work, and whom these are swung-as
they arc at times--by the violence OF tho
storm, is II accounted bad sign. ana the
good people OF tho place are filled with fear at
the omen.
such II Luktror, with . iew stray houses
on the heath beyond, scattered amid the
broom and furxe, - In brittany.
l.uktrop, however, In not in Brittany. In
L n, Frsncef cannot nay. In EuroPef l
ion'. know. A. any rate II would be useless
perhapS 70 look up the plsce ON the map,
syen In Steiior's AuaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-07
VAR RECORDS CONCEALED.

no PAPERS TO BE SHOWN EXCEPT BY PERMISSION
WASHINGTON, July tspcciab. Endicot has
supplemented his recommendation IN favor OF the sur
render 70 -the Confederate States" of the captured
Rebel flags by order suppress the publication Vt
any data relating to the War Of the Rebellion and oon
taincd in the War Records once. He has directed
Colonel Lazee In charge OF that Office not to give
any information from its archives unless the
matter has been first 10 the Secretary and his
permission obtained.
He has thus suspended orders for the furnishing OF in
formation which has freely given without question
by every Secretary OF War since President Grants Ad
mlnstraton to persons engaged In the study Of
operations Of the Union and the Confederate armies
orders which have been ne freely granted to southern
men and cx -Confcderatcs 70 who fought FOR the
preservation OF the Union The Information thus
obtained by Longstreet ID. H. Hill and other exConfed
crates as well by Union officers has enriched thou
sands Of pages and and interested hundreds Of
Thousands OF readers Mr.. Endcots suspensory orler
applies TO which has been already prepared for
printing under the order OF Congress, and which under
tho universal practice should be open to the public from
tho time the order 10 print was made Congress has
ordered tho record publication The great bulk Of IL
IL ready printer Mr. End colt In trying to delay
suppress information to be derived from this matter 10
virtually trying TO annul or cripple the action OF Con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-07
HEROIC TREATMENT FOR LOCKJAW
DISABLING FOR TINE THE scfAlIo AND cRURAL
NERVES

DISABLING FOR TINE THE ScfA1Io AND cRURAL
NERVES
CHICAGO, July 6.-John Keleher ran rusty uaii
into his foot about inch back from hs Dig Toe on
Nav 20. He washed the wound out with colo water,
tied piece OF cotton it, and In day ths loot was
comparatively veil again. the nall having Just pun
ured the skin Yesterday morning he complained oil
sore throat When the physician asked him to open
his mouth IL was discovered that his laws refused to
perform their functions. Another doctor was called
In and at once pronounced the malady typiea form
of lockaw The man was removed 70 MS homo
An hour later the tetanc grin set in. and 1t became
apparent that extreme measures had - be resorted To-
The patsnt was put under the influence OF ether The
sponge had barely been applied to the sufferers
posris when tho nital tetanic convdlson displayed
itself Kelleher jumped from the operating slab and
made mad rush FOR the window. bis Jaws ware SCI
his eyes protruded, and he fought with henzied
strength which tho combined Efforts OF four men eonlo
hardly overcome Again he given the ah;esthetio,
this time with better eeot An 10 sson, four inches
long and three inches docp, was made an mon ana
half behind the Dip bono The soiato nerve was ex-
posed A strong metallic sound was passed benea.n
the nerve and 10 was stretched downward from the
spinal cord with u pressure OF ITS pounds The cash
va. then dressed with iodOforn and antiseptcs and
sewed up. An ineis.on three inches long wa: next
made Ia the groin. tho knfo cutting downward past
the femoral artery until the crural nerve was exposed
Here the sound wss again used and the nerve Drawn
down ward from the spinal cord with pressure OF ht
pounds. a.. .u
This treatment for lookjaw was first successfully
attempted the European medical colleges about SIX
months ago and the OF heleber Ia probably tho
first effort in the West Ii was the lett foot wDich
was injured The two treated are those supply
ing locomoIon and sensation from the nerve centre to
the se.r OF the wound. The stretching was done to
DESTROY the nerve current which conducted the sens-
tons from the scar In the lett 100. to the base OF the
brain also to prevent the conveyance OF the rrita-
ton r)m the pyemio foot to the brain. The case 70
watched with great interest BY the medical men OF
Chicago.
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THE CROPS OF THE VEST AND SOUTHWEST

INCREASED ACREAGE OF COTTON IN TExAs-wHKAr
IN ILLINOIS. INDIANA AND OHIO.
FORT WORTH, Tex, July (Spee'ag Tho annual
crop report Of "The Gazette" will appear tomorrow.
Tho letters OF inquiry sent " all cotton, wheat
oats and corn growing counties, and reports ON one
or all these crops received from seventy foi;r
counties. Comparisons Of acreage are made with
those Vt 1880 There Is an average increase In cot
ton acreage OF per cent IN si1tyve Counties In two
tho same In three decrease OF per cent The plant
Is forward In fftyvs counties, backward In eighteen.
Tho plant Is fruting we'll aud the stand good Ia sixty
two counties In six counties the stand is good and
ppospoc "a far above the average. One county only
reports a poor stand
There II al increased acreage Of wheat In twenty-
seyen counties Of por cent on an average; and a
decrease In twenty Of per cent The yield u from
twelve to thirtytwo bushels, and averages eighteen
ana q half bushels Sixty eight counties report an
Increased tn Of ID per cent, with pros
poets 90 per cent better than last Year, EIty -hve
counties report per cent increase In acreage Of oats,
with average yield Vt afty-tvO bushels Last
year oats and wheat were nearly tOtA failure In
poets Tor corn and cotton In tho counties reporting
better than for seven years past
xDrASPoLIA July tSpsctab.-Crop reports from
every county In Illinois, Indiana and Ohio show that
the average yield Of wheat In Indiana and Illinois
thirteen bushels per acre and in Ohio twelve The
Yield Of oats 10 thirty three bushels per acre. In Indi
ana thrty-fve In Illinois and thirty four In Ohio.
The condition of corn In Indiana and Ohio Is % per
OF wheat In Indiana and Illinois ID 90 per cont,
and In Ohio 90.
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one cornsq of the apartment snd constructed az
to afford Miss Topsy the strictest privacy.
In the meantime The news Of her arrival at tho lion
honse spread over the grounds, and crowds locked
thuher Miss Topsy kindly consented TO hold leyee
and atbc ugh princess OF the royal ole cd. dispensed
with all for4nalites and received all who came to see
her with the ease and grace OF veteran BELLE More
over. she entertained her visitors with some gr9und
and lofty bling which, had he seen it, would have
made Barnum's king acrobat turn green with envy J
while feats upon the bars which are placed along
the ceiling Of her apartment to Keep out intfuaes
were @ marvel of grace ana agility.
Miss Topsy has TO extent overcome the reserve
acquired BY a lifelong residence at court ana 70
which tundry ha-healed scratches upon her keepers
hands bear witness. Hor modesty DOW permits her 10
receive from her keeper such slight attentions as
ing her back scratched and her long, filken mar
smoothed out Mr.. Crowley. In the next apartment
waA all unconscious of the close proximity OF his pros
pectye bride, and won't performing his amusing
tricks as though the busbng ToDsy were In her native
Tmbuctoo wood partition divides the cages OF the
two ctinparzees and extends along the cage OF Miss
Topsy for some distance completely hiding each from
the other. 1t will be time before they will meet